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Japan’s exports rise 6% in November as shipments to the US bounce back
Exports to the EU rose about 20% and shipments to the U.S. increased nearly 9%, driven by cars, machinery, chemicals, and cameras amid eased tariff uncertainties.
- Japan's exports rose 6% in November from a year earlier, with shipments to the United States increasing for the first time since March as trade tensions eased after a deal with the Trump administration.
- Exports to the US climbed nearly 9%, boosted by shipments of cars, chemicals, and cameras, while imports from the US jumped over 7%, resulting in a trade surplus of 739.8 billion yen for Japan.
- However, exports to China fell 2.4% due to tensions after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on defense of Taiwan, despite overall exports to the European Union surging about 20%.
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According to the Ministry of Finance's November trade statistics (preliminary, customs clearance basis) released on the 17th, exports to the United States increased 8.8% year-on-year to 1.8169 trillion yen, the first increase in eight months. This was due to a recovery in automobile exports, which is believed to be due to the easing of the impact of high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
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C 22%
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